Law in Film: Schedule Change

We've tweaked the schedule for the rest of the semester slightly. Please follow this new schedule and not the old one:

SYLLABUS CHANGE: The Law in Film. FIL 3930H. Spring 2015.

3/5. Fifth paper assigned. Lecture: The lawyer. Intro to The Verdict. View The Verdict (1982, 129 m.).

Reading: NYT review of The Rainmaker.

3/12. Spring Break. No classes.

3/19. Fifth paper due. Sixth paper assigned. Intro to The Rainmaker. View The Rainmaker (1997, 135 m.) Reading: NYT review of Erin Brockovich.

3/26. Sixth paper due. Lecture: the trial. Discuss The Verdict. Discuss The Rainmaker. Lecture: tort reform and class-action suits. Other items TBA.

Reading: NYT review of Erin Brockovich.

4/2. Seventh paper assigned. Intro to Erin Brockovich. View Erin Brockovich (2000, 131 m.). Reading: NYT review of Philadelphia.

4/9. Seventh paper due. Eighth paper assigned. Discuss Erin Brockovich. Lecture: discrimination. Intro to Philadelphia. View Philadelphia (1993, 125 m.). Final paper proposals.

4/16. Eighth paper due. Discuss Philadelphia. Final paper proposals. Reading: NYT review of To Kill a Mockingbird.

4/23. Ninth paper assigned. Intro to To Kill a Mockingbird. View To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, 129 m.). Final paper proposals.

4/30, Final Exam period. Final paper due. Ninth paper due. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird. Additional discussion. Goodbyes.